“ When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford. ” Samuel Johnson, 20 September 1777. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) by James Boswell Replace the word ‘London’ with the word ‘poker’, and this is what is happening […]
Lord Byron
Land of Byron, Lawrence and Hood
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know was a phrase used by Lady Caroline Lamb to describe George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron. But it could be used for a whole host of Nottinghamshire heroes’. Robin Hood – the original and classic English working class warrior. Some say he was a rich man who was defrauded of his wealth, and, […]